Porous Five Hole

I guess that must mean the Maintenance Day podcast with Lance & Joe Yerdon is dead. I listened to it from time to time and it was decent. For me, Lance is hard to listen to. He talks out of his nose and sounds whiny at the same time. Not a voice for radio/podcasting. Harrington is surprisingly good conversationally as a guest on podcasts, but he is a blowhard with antiquated takes and no sources.

https://pickinsplinters.com/2024/10/23/early-scoring-success-hasnt-changed-how-amerks-kozak-plays-hockey/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3xkQj0dYgZ6xRIgDrR5j081hUpHFf3mxOaSdr7dfSon_mra8g61RxGcZk_aem_BidyB0_x-xMBGfYCJakT9Q A write up on the game with a focus on Kozak. Also, I’m such a Rochesterian. My phone wanted to auto-correct Kozak to Kodak lol

You’re being generous to say might. Cozens is a mess.

I’m loving the NHL Frozen Frenzy on ESPN. Watching five games at once is fun.

Heck of a breakout pass by Power on the second goal.

Aside from A A Ron debate, the Jets biggest problems are 1) their defense is no longer elite, and 2) their offensive line is not good. Arm talent aside, ripping off 7 of 8 with the head case of a QB is hard to imagine. HOWEVER, astonishingly a team that started 2-5 has made the playoffs each of the last four years. 🤷‍♂️

You will take this win and you will like it!

Tage was great all night. That pass on Peterka’s goal was magnificent. McLeod is settling in nicely and won 7 of 11 draws. Byram was steady tonight. Kulich looks like he belongs. Woof the Hawks are terrible lol

I have a good feeling about tonight. I’m not a UPL guy, but I think he gets right tonight and we get a win. Kulich scores again. 🤞

Granato gets credit for “developing” players, but all he did was give his players excuses. The mentality of the leadership group is broken. Not enough grit or physicality. Lindy may change that over time, but it is evident that the team as constructed is flawed. Remaking the fourth line and trading for a 3C in McLeod was not enough. GMKA let this team down. Again.

This team just doesn’t have a guy who can change momentum. These top ten picks are all too thin skinned and cannot handle adversity. Until one of these highly paid players show an elite level of competitive grit, nothing will change. Too much “here we go again” and not enough playing pissed off. Where is the emotion and hate to lose???

You wanna go???!! 😜

@bob_sauve28, can you add MSG to the title? There are espn+ exclusive games, but this is not one of them. You made me nervous lol

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Nailed it!

The cap is going to make that difficult this year. The currently have 3.3M in space and that doesn’t count the need for a new kicker. I would keep an eye on Amari Cooper. His base salary is affordable and he has no guaranteed money due next year.

These are the types of games we lost for years and years during the drought. Thanks JA17! Josh Allen for President. Make Buffalo great again!

I’m noticing this with a lot of folks who were at the top end of the draft order—specifically 1 & 2. CMC & Tyreek have been a colossal letdown.

This week you just got your butt kicked 😜

Hopium gone. Optimism gone. I’m trying to stay positive, but the mental gymnastics aren’t coming together. You can try to blame it on a new system, or the oddity of the Prague series, or Dahlin/Peterka injuries, or getting goalie’d last night, or no puck luck…whatever. I don’t have the patience I once did. If they go 0-4, the tune-out of this team is going to be massive. So yea, not feeling good at all. This. Team.

The eye test matches the numbers

I’m fine. Everything is fine.

That seems like a lot for a 31 year old guy who has never played 50 games in a season (except in Rochester once).

Yea I get that. My only thought/response is that fans are scarred given 13 years. But that’s not on the 24-25 team. It’s early. Let’s see how Thursday goes. I truly believe Lindy will make a difference here over the first 20-25 games. And if I’m wrong, this team is screwed and everyone is losing their jobs. I’m not ready to consider THAT damage until I have to. Let’s see what happens over the next week.

I’ll get back to you on Sunday night. We don’t have any patience for anybody right now. Let’s get a win on Thursday and a point out of Sat against the defending champs. If that happens, I’m not worried about the team overall. If the Sabres don't get there, then let’s get worked up together.